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Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

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Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison Tuesday. CZ had pleaded guilty to charges including money laundering by Binance last November.

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  1. NBC New York

    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison after plea deal (opens NBC New York)

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    Five months after pleading guilty to money laundering violations, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months for allowing money laundering on largest crypto exchange (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months for allowing money laundering on largest crypto exchange.

  3. Forbes

    Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Will Be Sentenced Today—Federal Prosecutors Seek Three Years In Jail (opens Forbes)

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    Zhao’s lawyers have requested five months’ probation, noting the crypto billionaire had accepted responsibility for violating anti-money laundering laws.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money laundering (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money laundering

  5. Investopedia

    Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison (opens Investopedia)

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    Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison Tuesday. CZ had pleaded guilty to charges including money laundering by Binance last November.

  6. MyNorthwest

    Changpeng Zhao of Binance sentenced over money laundering (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison for allowing money laundering on the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

  7. NBC Chicago

    US seeks 3-year prison sentence for Binance founder over money laundering charges (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces sentencing in a Seattle courtroom.

  8. Quartz

    Binance's founder has been sentenced to four months in prison for money laundering (opens Quartz)

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    A federal court in Seattle delivered Changpeng Zhao's sentence for violating U.S. money laundering laws

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Binance’s former CEO gets 4 months for money laundering | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SEATTLE >> Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced today to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S. money-laundering laws at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

  10. Fortune

    Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao sentenced to 4 months, will enter prison as country’s richest inmate (opens Fortune)

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    The settlement came amid a string of enforcement actions against crypto industry leaders, including FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried.

  11. UPI

    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing on money laundering charges (opens UPI)

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    Federal prosecutors will be asking a judge to sentence Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to three years in prison when the tech mogul is sentenced on Tuesday for money laundering.

  12. New York Post

    Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to just 4 months prison for crypto crimes (opens New York Post)

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    Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, was sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating US money-laundering laws.

  13. Washington Times

    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering (opens Washington Times)

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    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for allowing rampant money laundering on the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

  14. NBC New York

    Binance's billionaire founder to find out if prison time is coming — here's what lawyers are expecting (opens NBC New York)

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    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao will find out in a federal courtroom in Seattle whether he will be spending time in prison.

  15. Engadget

    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison (opens Engadget)

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    A federal judge has sentenced Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison. Prosecutors had recommended three years. Zhao pleaded guilty in November to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

  16. The Guardian

    Binance founder sentenced to four months for money laundering (opens The Guardian)

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    Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as CEO of the crypto trading company last year

  17. Green Field Reporter

    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money laundering - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SEATTLE (AP) — Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces sentencing Tuesday in a Seattle courtroom, where U.S. prosecutors are asking a judge to give him a three-year prison term for allowing rampant money laundering on the platform.

  18. Insider

    Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison (opens Insider)

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    Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in prison after being charged for violating US anti-money laundering rules.

  19. CNN

    Binance founder is sentenced to 4 months in prison on money-laundering charges (opens CNN)

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    Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to money-laundering charges last year.

  20. New York Times

    Binance Founder Sentenced to Four Months in Prison (opens New York Times)

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    Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation.

  21. Forbes

    Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced To 4 Months In Prison (opens Forbes)

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    Zhao’s lawyers have requested five months’ probation, noting the crypto billionaire had accepted responsibility for violating anti-money laundering laws.

  22. Fortune

    Binance founder CZ faces possible 3-year jail term for allowing money laundering as judge decides sentence (opens Fortune)

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    Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as Binance CEO in November as the company agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle related allegations.

  23. Geek Wire

    Inside the Seattle courtroom where Binance’s founder received a controversial prison sentence (opens Geek Wire)

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    Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, leaves the federal courthouse in Seattle after his sentencing hearing

  24. Latin Times

    Ex-Binance Chief Jailed For Four Months In US (opens Latin Times)

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    The founder of cryptocurrency firm Binance was sentenced to four months in US prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to money laundering charges, in the most high-profile crypto case since Sam

  25. Fox7 Austin

    Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering in US (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    U.S. officials said Zhao deliberately looked the other way as people conducted transactions that supported child sex abuse, the illegal drug trade and terrorism.

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